Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1887-03-31
CURRENT TOPICS.

SERoNIMo Is employed in making gardens
| at Fort Pickens, Fla
WS. O'BR,EN, OF Pottstown. Pa. ha,
caught large white rat
COLONEL lSoERsoLL says he will deliver
no more anti-religious lectures.
NAN in Illinois lodged colts kick,
feIl on stump and broke four ribs.
The name OF Mule Head has been nj,
upon for new settlement In Dakota.
MARY ANDERSON is said to be worth $780,
ooo and Lotta only $40, ,OoO-poor thing.
The average weekly consumption of coal
In London is $4,000 tons. This scots
them
ALLEN q. THURMAN keeps no horses be-
cause Mrs. Thurman is afraid 70 ride or
drive.
ONE-roURru the milk dealers in Boston,
the local Inspector of milk asserts, are dis
honest.
MRS. BErcnER has gone 10 Florida for n
month, accompanied by her neice, Miss
Bullard.
FORTY snow-storms and one hundred,
Gays OF good sleighing constitute a Yer
mont winter.
LIszT Is TO have monument in the mus
ical town of Bayreuth that will cost the
citizens 1000.
a sEvES-rEAR-oLD boy has arrived in
Boston, having made the journey from San
Francisco alone.
The largest library in the world is tho
Imperial at Paris, which contains over two
million volumes
SPEAKER AND MRS. CARLISLE are 10 20 10
Europe for the summer after a preliminary
visit To their son in Kansas.
KANSAS claims 10 have more free school
houses in proportion TO population thar
any other State in the Union.
ELEcTRIcAL science is enriching the Ian.
guage in jawbrcaking manner 'sTele-
gastrograph" Is the latest contribution.
THE Car Of Russia probably knows bet
Ter than any other living man how "un-
easy lies the head that wears the crown"
a BosToNIAN is the owner OF 400 dogs Of
every variety-the largest number pos
sessed by any single person in the world.
SENATOR INGALLS, preserves the first foo
ne ever received as lawyer, namely, q
table and high desk, made by q carpen-
ter client.
LoS COOKS, of Long Lick, KY, is not
yet sixteen years old, but he is feet
inches tall, weighs 1G5 pounds, and wears
q No. IL boot.
A CAIRO QLL) man was fined s25 for dis
orderly conduct because he notified lady
in the street that part Of her skirt had
become loosened.
FRED GRANTS physical resemblance TO
his father increases with his years. He is
said 10 resemble his father also in his
fondness for smoking.
Two women In Chicago have been sup
porting their worthless husbands and
helpless children for several months past
by systematic shoplifting.
THIS country consumes 40, 10000 pounds
OF oleomargarlne a year. And yet nearly
every grocery in the country swears he
wouldn't handle the stun.
II Is estimated that the amount of money
spent In connection with hunting in Great
Britain Is SIS, 900, 900 per season. There are
$50 packs, including barriers.
IT is now pretty well established that
the late accident on the Boston and Prov
idence railroad was due TO a defect ia the
original plan OF the bridge which fell.
WHES Theodore Tilton was told OF Mr.
Beecher's death and asked whether he had
any thing TO say, he shook his head sadly
and answered; "No; it will do no good
| nown
IN little log cabin in Dinwiddie County,
Va, live four persons, aged respectively,
ninety-four, ninety eighty-seven
and eighty-six years-the first two man
| and wife
FERDINAND WARD runs little steam
printing press that prints cigar and tobac-
co labels. He has perpetual sneer on his
face, and Is regarded as a surly, Disagree
| able fellow.
GLAgDERs have attacked a large number
of horses In Liberty Township, near
Unionville, Mo. Many horses have been
slaughtered and burned 10 prevent the dis
| ease spreading.
LEE MERrwETHER has written a book in
which he says that workingmen in Naples
live on ten cents day; bread for break
fast; bread, wine and macaroni for dinner
and macaroni for supper.
THE new law converting, under certain
| conditions, places Of 10000 inhabitants or
over into central reserve cities, may ulti-
mately deprive New York City Of part OF
its financial pre-eminenco.
THE arguments on the motion for a new
| trial for the Chicago Anarchists arc com.
| pleted, and their fate rests with the su-
preme court Of Illinois. II is thought that
a decision will not be reached until next
September.
WHILE Miss Fortescue and her mother,
Mrs Finney, were visiting the fre depart
ment at IT. Louis one Of the horses seized
tho back Of Mrs Finney's sealsEin sacque
in his mouth and tore it on, leaving the
lady with only the front
WINTER wheat prospects In twenty-five
| Illinois counties arc reported favorable
and tho general outlook in Missouri and
! Wisconsin is promising. The situation Ia
Kansas IL improved Wheat in some por-
tions Of Michigan is In bad condition.
SENATOR IE0ALLs tells a Washington ~
porter that he can not afford 10 20 TO
| Europe this summer because he Is TOO aw.
ful poor. Perhaps the real cause II that
the Senator is afraid 20 put himself In an
attitude 70 be knocked down and kicked by
John Bull
Mas RosEEBERo, Of the Treasury Do
partmcnt, is considered one Of tho very
best counterfeit detectors In the world
Hundreds and thousands Of dollars have
been thrown out by hor remarkable skill
after they had been passed by less astute
detectors. She receives q, 500 per anuum.
a MEER ia Leadville, Col, who can
neither read nor write, is worth today at
least 100000. -Four years ago he hadn't
penny except what he earned from day
| foaoy a. "a Fufnrr Hfa uaWn fa John l.